The relaxation of the Covid rules allowed this popular Glovers’ event to take place again on a sunny Sussex day at the Sussex County Croquet Club at Southwick. There has been a recent surge in people taking up croquet across the country which was evident in the demand for places at the tournament with 18 teams from twelve different livery companies taking part in a well run fun day. There…
The Horners entered three teams for the rearranged Inter-livery Clay shooting event at Holland & Holland Shooting Ground at Northwood. This sporting event attracted 160 contestants split into 40 teams. Everything was so well organised by the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners, with every spotlessly clean, as you would expect! Everything took place outside with plenty of social distancing including lunch being served in the woods around the venue. For…
A video of the Father of the Company, Jeremy Cartwright, signing the famous Horners song can be viewed below…
Not a particularly memorable year for HGS, with losses in matches against the Tin Plate Workers and the Actuaries, and forfeiting the Pewterers’ Quaich, even though the Competition was held at Steve & Maggie Bradbury’s home course, Betchworth Park. Maggie, did, however, master her new clubs by the time of the Newson-Smith Cup Competition at East Berks (organised by the Tallow Chandlers) with a magnificent 43points (off a handicap of…
